learning swim von swift graham (77 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Gut. 223 Seiten; Cambridge - 1st. 1995 : Graham Swift - tb KO-Q3BB-LB6H Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 283.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Zustand: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Second Hand, covers are considerably worn,edge of pages maybe sun damaged contents complete. No.1 BESTSELLERS - great prices, friendly customer service â" all orders are dispatched next working day.

Zustand: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.65.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 144p illustrated card cover, very good Language: English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Stiff pictorial wrapps, black, pink lettering. 189pp. Trade paperback, stated first printing.

Zustand: NEAR FINE. First US printing. An early collection of short stories by the recent winner of the Booker Prize. Near fine in a very good dustjacket (remainder mark, some staining to the interior of the dj, light spot on back cover.).

Zustand: FINE. First US printing. An early collection of short stories by this Booker Prize winning author. Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket (rem mark, slit to front cover of dj.).

Hardcover. Zustand: Near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good +. 189 p. 22 cm. Quarter grey cloth with black paper boards. In dustjacket. Ink stamp on lower edge. Front flap price clipped. Inscribed by author on title page.

Zustand: FINE. First US printing. An early collection of short stories by this Booker Prize winning author. Very near fine in a like dustjacket (upper corner slightly bumped.).

Quarter Cloth. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. New York, NY, Simon & Schuster, 1982. First edition. 8vo. Light gray cloth over dark gray boards, with dark gray lettering on spine, matching dark gray endpapers, pictorial dust jacket, 189 pp. Graham Swift writes movingly of the enclosed worlds in which we confine our lives, of hotel rooms and marriage beds of claustrophobic relationships, of ghosts from the past which hold the present and future hostage and he also presents the hopeful images of escape and redemption. Remainder. Slight sunning on outer edges of dust jacket, but this is a new, unread book, in near fine dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover.

Quarter Cloth. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. New York, NY, Poseidon Press, 1982. First edition. 8vo. Light gray cloth over dark gray boards, with dark gray lettering on spine, matching dark gray endpapers, pictorial dust jacket, 189 pp. Graham Swift writes movingly of the enclosed worlds in which we confine our lives, of hotel rooms and marriage beds of claustrophobic relationships, of ghosts from the past which hold the present and future hostage and he also presents the hopeful images of escape and redemption. Wrinkle on back of dust jacket, but this is a new, unread book, in near fine dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Paperback Edition. 12mo. pp 146, (8). Colour illustrated card wraps/pb with black lettering at spine. Signed presentation copy, message reads, "To Malcolm [Bradbury], Happy Days! Graham Swift, Cambridge July '90". Also signed by previous owner, Malcolm Bradbury. ISBN: 0330287702 Front hinge very lightly rubbed, some light spotting at top edge of content, spine and content very slightly faded. VG+. Signedes.

146pp. 8vo. A very good copy in like dustwrapper. Reissue. First published 1982.

First edition. Hardcover. First printing The first collection of short stories from the Booker Prize winning author of "Last Orders." A clean near fine copy with the usual remainder mark to the bottom of the page edges in a near fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. All three books are first impressions - "Waterland" (1983) and "Out of This World" (1988) are true first editions; "Learning to Swim" is the second hardback edition, published by Picador (1993). ***All three books in near fine condition in near fine dustwrappers. "Waterland" has a bookplate on the front free endpaper. ***For detailed descriptions of each book, please see the individual listings which are still on ABE. ***310 pages / 208 pages / 146 pages respectively. ***'Graham Colin Swift FRSL (born 4 May 1949) is an English writer. Born in London, England, he was educated at Dulwich College, London, Queens' College, Cambridge, and later the University of York. Some of Swift's books have been filmed, including "Waterland" (1992), "Shuttlecock" (1993), "Last Orders" (1996) and "Mothering Sunday" (2021). His novel "Last Orders" was joint-winner of the 1996 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction and a controversial winner of the 1996 Booker Prize, owing to the many similarities in plot and structure to William Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying". ***'"Waterland" is a 1983 novel by Graham Swift, set in the Fenland of eastern England. It won the Guardian Fiction Prize, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 1992, it was adapted into a film, starring Jeremy Irons. "Waterland" is concerned with the nature and importance of history as the primary source of meaning in a narrative. For this reason, it is associated with new historicism. "Waterland" can also be said to fall under the category of postmodern literature. It has characteristics associated with postmodern literature, such as a fragmented narrative style, where events are not told in chronological order. An unreliable narrator is also present. Major themes in the novel include storytelling and history, exploring how the past leads to future consequences.' (Wiki) ***'Here at last is a great modern English novel with both a haunting sense of locality and a universal dimension and range. The Fenland of Graham Swift's book is not just a superb evocation of place, but also a vision of England and the strange, stubborn English temperament.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper of "Waterland") ***A small collection of first impressions of three of Graham Swift's earlier works in near fine collectable condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. First American Edition. Swift's fourth book and first collection of short stories. Fine in fine dustjacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. First U.S. edition. Hardcover in Very Good condition in a Fine dust jacket, 8vo. Gray paper-covered boards, black cloth shelf-back with titles in gold, dark gray end-papers; Almost like new but for black over-stock stamp on bottom of block, signed on title page by author. Bookseller accession no.: 18218. Signed by Author(s).

VG in VG DJ. Remainder mark. 1st ptg edition.

First Vintage International edition. Fine in wrappers and SIGNED by Swift.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Like new.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dust jacket. Book faded at bottom along spine. Dustwrapper rubbed.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Uncorrected proof. Blue wrappers. Slight creasing and spotting thus very good.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Uncorrected proof. Blue wrappers. Toning and slight edgewear thus very good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First impression of this true first edition of Graham Swift's third published book, after his first two novels "The Sweet-Shop Owner" and "Shuttlecock". Scarce - only 750 copies printed. ***Near fine in bright green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. No bumps or creases - just very slight creasing to the corner tips. Page block edges clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean and bright. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £7.95. The dustwrapper is complete with no discernible faults, except for slight fading to the green colour on the spine and back panel near the spine. No other creases, chips or tears. Dustwrapper bright. ***220mm x 144mm. 146 pages. ***'Graham Colin Swift FRSL (born 4 May 1949) is an English writer. Born in London, England, he was educated at Dulwich College, London, Queens' College, Cambridge, and later the University of York. Some of Swift's books have been filmed, including "Waterland" (1992), "Shuttlecock" (1993), "Last Orders" (1996) and "Mothering Sunday" (2021). His novel "Last Orders" was joint-winner of the 1996 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction and a controversial winner of the 1996 Booker Prize, owing to the many similarities in plot and structure to William Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying". ***'"Learning to Swim and Other Stories" is the first collection of stories by English author Graham Swift published in 1982. All eleven stories were first published in British magazines. The collection was well received in England but was not as favourable in America. In Contemporary Authors (V.122) "more than one critic remarked that some of the tales seemed too studied and even uncompelling." Many of his works, especially short stories, leave the reader with many unanswered questions. Most questions are easily answered by considering Swift's work as a whole. "Learning to Swim" is not a collection of happy, light tales. One critic writes, "A list of themes reads like a microcosm of the Sunday morning newspapers: infidelity to partner (three), sexual traumas (two), incest (one), age (three), suspected bestiality (one), murder and mayhem (one)." (Wiki) ***A nice collectable copy of the scarce first edition of Graham Swift's third published book. We also have a near fine copy of the second edition of this work, published by Picador in 1993, listed on ABE. All the London Magazine Edition publications had relatively small print runs and are very hard to find today. A beautiful copy. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

First edition. Hardcover. The first collection of short stories from the Booker Prize winning author of "Last Orders." A very good plus but for a small moisture stain to the top corner in a bright very good plus dust jacket with the same stain. A rather uncommon book.